■ It's been said that our system has inequalities, and that it is therefore "broken." Indeed, one of our "regulars" is on record as stating that such things happen "only in America." And yet we see the British "system" failing its patients time, after time, after time. And because it is nationalized, there are few alternatives left when such egregious failures (such as the plight of Ms Mills) come about.

■ It's been said that our system has inequalities, and that it is therefore "broken." Indeed, one of our "regulars" is on record as stating that such things happen "only in America." And yet we see the British "system" failing its patients time, after time, after time. And because it is nationalized, there are few alternatives left when such egregious failures (such as the plight of Ms Mills) come about.